"We underline the extraordinary opportunity represented by these international activities, with the possibility that foreign personnel, after visiting our territories, can then return to the island for private reasons and for pleasure".
The statement was made by General Stefano Scanu, in his capacity as president of Comipa (Joint Joint Committee on military servitude), pronounced during the presentation of the calendar of the gigantic military exercises underway in recent weeks in the Sardinian firing ranges.
Some German soldiers took him at his word: taking a break from the great maneuvers in Teulada (Nato's Noble Jump and Defense Joint Stars), they decided to enjoy the sun on the beach in Chia. Without tiring too much: their vehicles were parked on the beach, a few centimeters from the juniper-covered dunes. On the sand, the tire marks for maneuvering. A violation of the most basic rules of common sense. And strict environmental protection standards.
(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)
